My UEL bag giveaway!

We are giving away more of our incredibly popular 'My UEL' bags next week. Come down to the Atrium (Docklands) or CC Reception Building (Stratford) between 11am - 2pm next Tuesday 19 March.

The winners of the UELSU elections 2013

The Students’ Union held its annual elections last week to find next year’s officer team. The Union saw its most sucessful election, with many candidates campaigning and a total of 2,764 students voting. The five successful students who will form the full-time sabbatical team are:

Friday Obodo – President
Edna Chirwa – Vice-President (RDBS and ACE)
Mariam Irshad – Vice-President (Education and HSB)
Michail Koufalitakis – Vice-President (LSS and Psychology)
Daniel de Sosa – Vice-President (ADI and Combined Honours)

The new sabbatical team will begin their roles on Monday 1 July.

Fabpad extends services to paper printing – To find out more about Fabpad's printing facilities click here...

Chartwells Catering survey feedback – Thanks to everyone who took part in the recent catering survey. Read the full statement here...

Buzz Bar open for Easter – On Friday 22 March The Green will close for the end of term. Buzz Bar will remain open during Easter serving a range of food and beverages including Starbucks famous Fairtrade coffee.

MyVoucherCodes – Want to save money? MyVoucherCodes have set up a page dedicated to staff/student discounts. To take advantage click here...

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Olympic Legacies conference: call for papers deadline extended
– Olympic Legacies: Impacts of Mega-Events on Cities International Conference is taking place in September. The call for papers has been extended. For more info click here...

Centre for research on Migration, Refugees and Belonging (CMRB) hosts book launch – The book launch of Refugee Women: Beyond gender versus culture will be held on Monday 18 March. For more info click here...

Cycling survey – Complete this short survey and help UEL gain access to up to £15,000 worth of funding. All responses will be entered into a prize draw and one lucky winner will win £50!

Hedge your bets – Following the results of the 2012 UEL Biodiversity Survey, a native hedge will be planted as part of the new Stratford Library redevelopment, alongside the Arthur Edwards building. This will encourage more local wildlife and provide a habitat for nesting birds. The hedge will be planted with hawthorn, blackthorn, holly, field maple and dog rose.

Stratford Library – Is targeted to be a BREEAM Building. To read design plans for this sustainable building click here...

Call: Cultural Policy Research Award – Riksbankens Jubileumsfond, the European Cultural Foundation and the European Network of Cultural Administration Training Centers invite applications for their cultural policy research award. Eligibility requirements can be found here...

Call: NIH Understanding and promoting health literacy (R01) – Invites proposals for the understanding and promoting of the health literacy programme (RO1). For more info click here...

Call: Esmée Fairbairn Foundation launch new £5m food strand – Invites applications from organisations focused on understanding and investigating the critical role that food plays in wellbeing and the interplay between food, sustainability and poverty. For more info click here...

Upcoming ISA workshops in 2013 – For more info on upcoming workshops, including the Schengen Visa workshop taking place today (Thursday 14 March) click here...

The Big Idea Live competition – Aims to find the best up-and-coming innovative talent and encourages the development of fresh, original ideas in face-to-face marketing and Britain’s best talent. For more info click here...

How employable are you? – UEL is running a pilot qualification which will give a national award in graduate employability skills. For more info click here...

UEL student makes it into Got To Dance final – Joe Priest who is studying urban dance at UEL and participates as one fifth of Antics Dance Crew, has made it into Sky 1's Got to Dance final. To read the full story click here...

UELSports celebrates International Women's Day – Celebrations included free sport sessions and a fashion show. For the full story click here...

UEL goes to the British Student Taekwondo Federation Nationals (BSTF) – Nine UEL taekwondo members competed in the BSTF nationals. Find out how they got on here...

UELSports Awards – Voting for the annual UELSports awards is now open. For more info click here...

BUC results – Results from Wednesday 6 March can be found here...

BUC final fixtures– Good luck to the six teams competing in the BUCS Conference finals. Come along and show your support at the following events here...

UEL/Wimx University Programme nets national titles in its first year – Just six months after joining this prestigious list, UEL's Anna Fitzpatrick has claimed two national titles at the BUCS individual championship. To read the full story click here...